Coaster wagon



April 59 W. M. SHEWRY coAsTEn wAGoN Filed oet. 2,6, 1925 ATTORNEY in any suitable manner.

Patented pr. 5, 1927.

WILLIAM IvI. sIIEWRY, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.`

' ooasrnn waeoN.

Application filed October 26, 1925. seriall No. 64,962.

vrIhis invention relatesto wagon construction, and more particularly to vwhat islrnown as a coaster wagon.

Une of the main objects of the invention is to provide a wagon of this type of simple and inexpensive and of very strong and durable construction which will present a neat appearance. A further object is tok provide improved means for. steering t-he wagon in conjunction with means for locking the front wheels of the wagonin a straightforward position for coasting.- Another object-is to provide an improved front gear for a wagon of this type which will render it non-tipping. Further objects will appear from the de? tailed description. 1

. In `the drawings:v i Y Figure 1 is a topplan view of thewagon,

Figure 2 is a front/view7 v Figure 3 vis a vertical central section taken longitudinally through thefront part of the wagon. ff 'L li'igure. 4 is ay fragmentary section through the side portion of the wagon body and one of the locking members, taken on line 4-.4 ofFig. 1. e

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the forward portion of a Wagon. showing a modified vform of the invention.

vFig. 6 is a section taken on line 6-6 of li`ig. 5. y

The wagon can be constructed of .sheet metal, wood, or. any other suitable, or preferred material, as will be understood. In the particular'form illustrated in Fig, 17 the body l is ,constructed of sheet metal and is' of approxin'iately 'll-shape in plan view, tapering from thefront to the rear. The rearward yportion of the bodyis supported -by means of a rearaXle 2and wheels 3 mounted thereon, and associ atedmeans7 the axle being secured to the body of'the'wagon ina known manner. Adjacent the front end of body v1 I provide a block 4 of wood or other suit-able material positioned; beneath the bottom 5'of the body and secured thereto The front gear includes al frame 6 ofapproximately` mverted' U-shapc, the lower portions (3a of the arms of which are disposed vertically and fit about frontY axle fr', are held in spaced relation by a brace strip 8 secured to the arms and disposed in parallelism with bight portion GXof the frame. A kingbolt 9 passes through the bot-tom 5 ofbody 1 and through-block 4. This bolt The arms of frame Gv also `passes through thebght portion bvof frame 6 and through the brace strip 8. The bolt 9 also passes through thelforward end of a brace bracket 10 which is inclined downwardly and forwardly of the body and has itsY forward portion `fitting flatlyt upon the upper face of stripl 8,- this bracket Ibeing secured at its upper rearward end to bottom 5 of body 1 by rivet .11 or inany other suitable or vpreferred manner. This provides a light but very rigid and durablefront gear construction for supporting thefront of the wagon while permitting ready turningof the frame about king bolt-9 y"for steering purposes. l

12 of rectangular shape the lower end of the arms 12b of members 12a of this bow receiving axle Tandbeing confined between elements 6a of frame 6 and hubs 13.a of wheels 13 .which are, mounted'on the endv portions of axle 7 in alrnown manner.` Vhile I have ilinner or free end. a gripping member or` handle 14h. -The head 14a is `pivotally se- Forsteering the wagon I provide afbow cured between fingers 12d by means of a rivet or equivalent'member secured through the head and fii'lgers 12d.` As willbevk noted more clearly `from Figure 1 the lrounded front portion la,` of body 1 is concentric with the king bolt 9 and thel wheels are disposed beyond the sides of the body7 this arrangement permitting ready turnin'gfof the frame Gand tively g'reat-,distance for steering purposes.

As the bow 12 extends about the bodyfof the wagon the bar 14 can be held at right angles to the bow when seated in the wagon, thus i renders it possible to readily steery the wagonl with very little effort. When coasting,v bow 12 may be pulled' rearwardly by means of bar'14 so asy to Aforce shoulders 12? ofarms 12c musee boa 1. .irais ione-aie .7 position transversely of the body, with Vthe,

i finto locking engaoqement with. the lateral' f wheels 13 directly forwardly,gthus avoiding the necessity for steeringand relieving' the' rider of the. strain oftrying' to keep the wheels in a straightforward.position when coasting straight ahead.` lllhen coasting-.fon Va turn, the frontaxle can beY lockedA to a certain ,extent in thesamemannerbut, in.

'this instance, one of the shoulders lifafonljr` v will contact with tliezwagoni.

bereadily releasedL 'for' steering purposes at any time by forcing the bow 121V forwardly out offengagement with the side walls of the body by means of bar 141. In thisconnection j it-` is. tobe? nOtedthat the armsflQb are of. i such. length that sl'ioulders 12e are positioned abovethe upper edgesL of the side wallsof -theffbodry when. the bow is. inverticali position, asJillustrated in Figure 2.v f'llh-is permits Vready steering ,of the wagon in the manner previously described. Preferably,

vthough not necessarily, Ik provider locking plates', 15 .which aresecu'red: tothe sidewalls `1P oit ,body 1 ,by i'rivets; 161er inl any other suitj able mann-er, ',.Theserlplates are shaped to lit about abead'l'formedi atthe-vupper edge l 30 of the verticalawallofbody l: and have their i tofexertabetter grippingiandflocling effect outer "surfaces` roughene'dl or' knurled; so as upon.y shoulders l2? of' arms: 129;; wagon constructed in this; manner is` of 4lightweight .endviposSesseswgreat strength: and durability .and-ils" particularly well adaptedijfor use by a young boyl forcoastingiandotiher purposes.-

l In the modi-fied? florm illustrated'ini'Figure i j 5u I have shown a' wooden body' 12 havingja square or straight frontend# 1d; InY this form: arms- Llcfof the bowy 12 are straight landiiw'twoi'sleeves 1f8 aremount'ed' on these arms.and'secured thereon by set screws" 1i9l;

j Thesel sleeves'arel so positioned that, when bowj12 is moved rearwardly beyondr vertical position they innerfendsy of the sleeves will 'Contact witl'hthe-side wa-llsofi'body l-fat the upper edfgesthereof thus locking the front *axle inadjustment about the king bolt 9.

i If desired, the sleeves l8- can be substituted foi-shoulders lf2@ in the-form ofl'wagon il lustratediirFiguies -1-3. In either-case, the

`operation of thewagongis practically` the same' and thebow can be quickly and securet. eo.

lyf locked 'sol as.` toghold ther-front axle inad'- l justment, and? when-the bowjis released, the

handle,r bar-141 andi the bow provide simple i ,i andf highlyeficient 'means for steeringthe As V.willbe understood; andas above in:-` kdicatedf, changes in `the details: of' foonstruction andarrangement! of parts ofy the inventionfmaybe restored towith'out depart- ,r inigfrmn-the field and scopeof the same, and I-fint-endx toA include all such variations, as fallwi-thin thescope of the appendedfclaims,

in,y thisfap-plication, in. which a preferred form; onlyiof my invention is disclosed.`

`VVhat Iclaimjis: f t

l. Ina wagon ofthe character stated, a

body, 'a rear axle and wheels mounted there- 'on supporting the rearward portion of thel body,a front axle connected to the forward port-ion offthebodfy for turningmovement,

wheels mountedL on the frontv axle, a bow Y having itsl arms connecte'da to"` the front axleV on opposite sides of:` andi' remote from the center thereof, the arms. ofthe b ow being` movable about the axle andsaid bow being adapted to extend upwardl-yy over and about the forward! portion of the body, anda. Steer,- ingl handle pivotally secured tothe central portion of the bow. i

v2. In va wagon. of thevv character stated, al

body adapted for, use'V as a. seat when coasting, a rear axle andwheels` mounted'thereon supporting` the rearward .portion of the bod-y,y a. front: axle connected: to. the forward portion. ofthe body forturning movement about a verticalfaxis at the transverse center of the forward portion ofthe bodiy,` wheels.

mounted on the front axle adjacent the ends thereof, andi a bow having itswarms mounted s on the front axle.V at opposite sides of vand remote fromI` the axis of turning movement of said.l fnon't axle, the; bow beingV freely movable about the front axle and of aheight and'widtlr to extend over andi abouti the forportion of' the boldly, a front axle connected `l tothe forwardfportion of the bodyA for turning movement for steering purposes, vwheels ion mounted on the ends of the front'. axle, a

bow having the ends of V'its arms attached tothe frontax'le adjacent the wheels thereof and freely movable about thefaxle, the bow lbeing of'L greater width than'. the front portion of the body! and off'al hei'ght'to extend abovethe body, anda steering-:bar -pivotally secured'ito the central:` portion ofthe bow;

kl-f. Ina wagon of ythecharacter stated, a i' rearwardly.'tapering body, a rear' axle and wheels thereon supporting the rearward i, f

portion'v of' the body," a fronti axle'l connected to the forward portion. of the bodyV for turning movement for steering purposes,

-wheelsmountedf on the ends of the front axle, a bow having.: the ends of its arms attached lto thel front axle adjacent the wheels thereof, th'erbo'w being offgreater width than thefrontl .off the body and of a .height-to extendl above the body, a steeringof the bow, and elements carried by the lat-y f eral walls of the body and disposed for locking engagement with the arms of the bow when the bow is moved into its rearmost position.

5. Ina wagon of the character' stated, a body, a rear axle and wheels mounted thereon supporting the rearward portion of the body, a front gear frame of approximately inverted U-shape pivotally secured to the forward portion of the ,body for turning movement for steering purposes, a front vaxle carried by said trame, wheels mounted on the ends of the front axle, a steering bow having its arms attachedto the front axle and confined between the arms of said frame and the wheels, the arms of the bow being movable about the axle and the bow being adapted to extend upwardly about and over the forward portion ofthe body, and a steering bar pivotally secured to the central portion of the bow,

6. In a wagon of the character stated,`a

wagonbody provided with a bearingmem-V ber on the under face of itsv forward portion,

a front gear frame of approximatelyy in! verted U-shape having a flattened bight portion contacting with thebearing member, a brace strip connecting the arms of said frame, a brace bracket secured to the bottom of the bodyhaving its'forward portion disposed closely adjacent the brace` stripl` a king bolt passing through the bottom of the body and through the bight portion and the brace stripof the frame and through the forward portion of the brace bracket, an axle carried by the gear frame, wheels mounted on the ends of the axle, a steering bow having its arms, attached to the axle and confined between said wheels and the arms of the gear frame, said bow being adapted to extend about and above the forward portion lof the wagon body, anda steering bar pivotally secured to the central a.

portion of the bow.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

` WILLIAM M. SI-IEVVRY.V 

